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A systematic review with pooled analysis of clinical presentation and immunodiagnostic testing in mucous membrane pemphigoid: association of anti-laminin-332 IgG with oropharyngeal involvement and the usefulness of ELISA.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV - 1 Jan 2016
Amber K T, Bloom R, Hertl M
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BACKGROUND: Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) is characterized by subepithelial blistering due to IgG autoantibodies targeting various components of the dermal-epidermal basement membrane zone. Immunodiagnostics play an important role in making a precise diagnosis. Measures of test sensitivity and specificity, however, typically come from studies in diseases such as bullous pemphigoid, where the exact antigenic...
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